Tristan McConnell reporting from Djibouti: Perched on the southern gates of the Red Sea and the route north to the Suez Canal, this tiny nation of about 900,000 has little to trade other than its strategic position. But piracy, regional instability and international rivalry ensure Djibouti has plenty of tenants from nations with vested interests, all eager to snap up a well-appointed spot in a 21st-century scramble for security. photographer Adriane Ohanesian